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Al-Biruni
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian Iranic scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist.
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science · Persian scholar and polymath (973–1050) · philosopher · chemist · geographer · polymath · mathematician · cartographer · astronomer · translator · anthropologist · physicist · also Al-Biruni, Al Biruni, Biruni, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni
Born 4 September 0973 · Died 9 December 1048 · Q11826
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“Other people, besides, hold this foolish persuasion, that time has no terminus quo at all.”
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1990· 1 entry
“Its (Rasayan’s) principles (certain operations, drugs and compound medicines, most of which are taken from plants) restore the health… and give back youth to fading old age… white hair becomes black again, the keenness of the senses is restored as well as the capacity for juvenile agility, and even for co-habitation, and the life of the people in this world is even extended to a long period.”
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1935· 1 entry
“A Persian by birth, Biruni produced his writings in Arabic, though he knew, besides Persian, no less than four other languages.”
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1048· 2 entries
Died 1048-12-09.
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“Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. "The scholars" he answered, "are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science.”
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0973· 1 entry
Born 0973-09-04.
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